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Spilling the beans

Picking a perfectly ripe thimbleberry takes focus. Squeeze it, and it turns to jam. Pinch it quick with two fingers instead of nimbly with three, and you’re likely to send the delicate red berry cap flying, and watch sadly as it slowly sail

Andrew Hudson · Nov 8, 2024

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New Masset bike shop spins into gear

Masset Cycles offers tune-ups, repairs and bike sales A funny thing happened when Daniel Kolpatzik bought his first bicycle in Canada. People kept asking “Are you a cyclist?” as if buying a bike was a political act. “I was born and raised i

Andrew Hudson · Sep 12, 2024

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Engineering underway for Kamdis tidal power project

After a bit of slack, things are flowing again for a working tidal-power project on Haida Gwaii. Engineers are nearly halfway through a $1.5-million design study needed to get the Kamdis Tidal Demonstration Project ready to build. Driven by

Andrew Hudson · Aug 29, 2024

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AMS Building Centre makes switch to RONA

AMS Building Centre in Daajing Giids is now part of RONA rather than Ace Hardware. The Daajing Giids store has been serving Haida Gwaii for over 35 years, providing hardware and building supplies for new construction, renovations, and repai

Stacey Brzostowski · Aug 15, 2024

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Hot deal on heat pumps

B.C.’s expanded heat-pump rebate is hot stuff for Haida Gwaii. Rebates of up to $19,000 are now available to Haida Gwaiians who switch to a heat-pump for primary home heating. Amounts vary depending on household income and how many people l

Andrew Hudson · Jul 30, 2024

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Sign of good fortune at Hiellen Village Longhouses

Light rain and the sound of kids singing the Happy Song in Haida filled the air when a new welcome sign was unveiled June 21 at the Hiellen Village Longhouses. A new sign is one of several changes people will soon see when they drive past t

Andrew Hudson · Jul 4, 2024

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DCS martial-arts gym gets set to open in Tow Hill

When Ronald Diaz saw how boxers train in Thailand, the culture shock hit him after the first morning session. All the adult boxers cleared the gym floor, and in came the kids. At just eight or nine years old, they could already spar with kn

Andrew Hudson · Jun 21, 2024

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Steller's Jay Community Pub opens in Daajing Giids

Perched above a forest of sparkling liquor bottles in Daajing Giids' newest pub is a dark blue bird with a spiky black crest. The bird is a Steller's Jay, namesake of the new Steller's Jay Community Pub that co-owners Matt Lunner and Joshua

Andrew Hudson · Jun 2, 2024